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Marko Duvnjak, MD, PhDUniversity of Zagreb School of MedicineSestre milosrdnice University Hospital CenterDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and HepatologyZagrebCroatia
Lea Smiri-Duvnjak, MD, PhDUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine Merkur University HospitalVuk Vrhovac University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic DiseasesZagrebCroatia

Klappentext
This text provides a state-of-the art review of the gastrointestinal complications of diabetes, their pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation and management. Divided into six sections, the volume shows how diabetes affects the entire GI tract, from the oral cavity and esophagus to the large bowel and anorectal region. By offering a detailed diagnostic approach and featuring therapeutic algorithms at the end of each chapter, the text is a useful guideline and reference point for every day practice, specifically in recognizing and diagnosing patients with gastrointestinal complications of diabetes in a timely fashion.
Written by experts in the field, Gastrointestinal Complications of Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide is a valuable resource for physicians dealing with diabetes mellitus or gastrointestinal disorders, and researchers interested in this multidisciplinary problem.

Inhalt
Section I Diabetes and the Gastrointestinal Tract: The Basics

Chapter 1 Diabetes MellitusLea Smiri-Duvnjak, Sandra Vuckovic Rebrina
Chapter 2 Chronic Complications of DiabetesTomislav Bulum
Chapter 3 SummaryTomislav Bulum
Section II The Esophagus and Stomach
Chapter 4 Esophageal and Gastric FunctionAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Chapter 5 Clinical ManifestationsAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Chapter 6 Diagnostic ApproachAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Chapter 7 TreatmentAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Section III The Small Intestine
Chapter 8 Intestinal FunctionMarko Bani, Marija Crnevi Urek, Lidija Prka
Chapter 9 Clinical ManifestationsRadovan Priji, Silvija ukovi-avka
Chapter 10 Diagnostic ApproachAgata Ladi, Silvija ukovi-avka
Chapter 11 TreatmentMislav Jelakovi, Silvija ukovi-avka
Section IV The Colon
Chapter 12 Anorectal FunctionMarinko Marui, Rosana Troskot Peri, Antonio Klemeni
Chapter 13 Clinical ManifestationsAlen Biscanin
Chapter 14 Diagnostic ApproachAlen Biscanin
Chapter 15 TreatmentMarinko Marui, Rosana Troskot Peri, Nikolina Tolj Karaula
Section V The Pancreas
Chapter 16 Exocrine Pancreatic Function in DiabetesJ. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz, Beatriz Cigarrán
Chapter 17 Clinical ManifestationTajana Pavi, Dominik Kralj, Jelena Forga, Davor Hrabar, Doris Ogresta, Vedran Tomai, Ivan Leroti
Chapter 18 Diagnostic ApproachMario Tadic, Tajana Stoos-Veic, Ivica Grgurevic
Chapter 19 Treatment of Pancreatic DiseasesMilan Kujundzic, Zeljko Cabrijan and Tomislav Bokun
Section VI The Liver
Chapter 20 Liver FunctionLucija Virovi Juki, Mario ivkovi
Chapter 21 Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease in Diabetes MellitusLucija Virovi Juki, Jelena Forga, Doris Ogresta, Tajana Filipec Kaniaj, Anna Mrzljak
Chapter 22 Diagnostic ApproachMarko Duvnjak, Nina Blazevic
Chapter 23 Nonalchoholic Fatty Liver Disease TreatmentMarko Duvnjak, Dominik Kralj